thomas drake served during the cold war in europe in the one nine hundred eighty s. with the u.s. air force which included work as a signals analyst on spy planes hoovering the soviet union so my day job is a reconnaissance orbiter country. and then by by the way it was computers. this is it was a vast a world that you're now you you bowl is particularly your very quickly you know the old or this. is you know chaos pewter. version of that or. in the one nine hundred ninety s. drake worked as a software developer for the cia in september two thousand and one he was hired as a senior analyst by the n.s.a. . my first ever job as nine eleven we were working on you know sixteen eighteen hour days i mean it was that those four months after nine eleven are a blur because as there was just. you're net we recognized that this was a significant event in history. whatever you got in a fight whatever you got the labs we need it whatever tools you can use to prosecute those behind. nine eleven do it. i was selected as the designated senior executive and say the lead up that effort to find anyt

a grateful drake replied thank you. >> i love it.e hollywood beauties getting their fashion fix. >>> kate hudson was there so, we had to ask kate, how was she able to bye papass the no pics policy? >> i have some friends in places that let me pose, you know, get it out there a little bit. it was a blast. it was great. >> four days after the event we like to call the great brad and jen reunion, kate had a fun time out again. just be sure you don't call the 39-year-old a new mom. >> i'm not a new mom. i'm a veteran mother. i'm always mom. i have been -- i have been a mom my entire adult life, since i was 23 i have been a mom. >> kate was joined by kerry washington, michael douglas, and bella hadid at the fashion show. how was life been with rani? >> well, i didn't sleep last night. everyone always asks me, how do you get healthy? how do you lose the baby weight? it's about wellness. it's not about numbers, and it's hard. it's not easy. >>> coming up, don't let it go. we have got your first look at "frozen 2," filled with new stars. >>>

thomas drake served during the cold war in europe in the one nine hundred eighty s. with the u.s. air force which included work as a signals analyst on spy planes hoovering the soviet union so my day job is a reconnaissance orbiter country. and then by. the way it was computers. this is it was a vast a world that you're now you you bowl is pretty but if you're very quickly you know the old or this. is you know chaos pewter. out of her shoulder in the one nine hundred ninety s. drake worked as a software developer for the cia in september two thousand and one he was hired as a senior analyst by the n.s.a. . my first ever job as nine eleven we were working on you know sixteen eighteen hour days i mean it was that those four months after nine eleven are a blur because as there was just. your net we recognized that this was a significant event in history. whatever you got in a fight whatever you got the labs we need it whatever tools you can use to prosecute those behind. nine eleven do it. i was selected as the designated senior executive and say the lead up that effort to find anyth

this is anderson drive and sir francis drake boulevard. an hour ago when this bridge opened,this was beginning -- not saying it was good traffic, but it wasn't jam-packed like this. this is the approach from sir francis drake. we can look down over the hill to interstate 580. that is the other approach to the richmond bridge from there point and as you see, that one is also jam-packed. this all happened with an opening and then a closure. >> the bridge is. >> reporter: correction, it was open and then the police left and another piece of the richmond bridge krup bell crumb. >> this will be a pretty big mess. >> reporter: prediction became reality. >> more concrete fell. >> oh, boy. >> reporter: you're looking at one little corner of commuter hell. sir fwran sis drake boulevard apof at anderson drive where there was certain gridlock below. >> i live in hayward, california. >> how are you getting home? >> whatever google tells me to do. >> reporter: based on previous experiences, a richmond bridge shutdown impacts bridge everywhere else. it

. >>> and little sofia, the girl who charmed drake and had the whole country rooting for her. g >> ietting a heart, mom! >> wait till you see her now and hear sofia's new message. >>> good evening. it's not that he hasn't gotten the message, it's just that virginia's governor lph northam still hasn't decided how to react to e widespread calls of fellow democrats for him to resign over his racist medical a school yearboo. the embattled governor signaling he needs more time to consider his next steps. in the three days since the photo went public, northam has slipped from apologies to denial, tonight apparent indecision. nbc's geoff bennett isn richmond this evening. >> what do we want? resignation! when do we want it? now! >> reporter: tonight more protests as democrat governor ralp northam digs in, despite mounting pressure for him to resign. state lawmakers looking for a way out, taking impeachment off the table. >> that's a very high standard. so i think that's why we have called for the resignation. >> reporter: the governor telling his staff day he needs more time to plan

thomas drake served during the cold war in europe in the one nine hundred eighty s. with the u.s. air force which included work as a signals analyst on spy planes hoovering the soviet union so my day job is a reconnaissance a better country. and they're right by the way was the computers. this is it was a vast a world that you're now you you bowl is particularly your very quickly you know the old for this. is you know chaos pewter. version of that or in the one nine hundred ninety s. drake worked as a software developer for the cia in september two thousand and one he was hired as a senior analyst by the n.s.a. . my first ever job as nine eleven we were working on you know sixteen eighteen hour days i mean it was about those four months after nine eleven or a blur because as it was just. you're net we recognized that this was a significant event in history. whatever you got in a fight whatever you got the labs we need it whatever tools you can use to prosecute those behind. nine eleven do it. i was selected as the designated senior executive and say the lead up that effort to find

going to school you on drake i'm a big drake fan.r talking about how good or bad in brian's case drake is. >> i like the old school stuff scorpion. >> moving on youtube is cracking down on conspiracy theories. they will no longer recommend videos that come close to violating its community guidelines medically inaccurate videos endorsing fake illnesses or medical cure alphabet says the videos will still be allowed on the site but won't show up as a recommended through the site's algorithm they're kind of haters i like all those whacky videos it's still democratic. you put something up -- >> there's crazy stuff out there. >> i don't want it to be prioritized. >> they got that auto play kids are watching youtube, whoa, what's that? >> some things -- >> hold up now. >> i like to watch on there, crazy game of thrones theories. >> they are deep in there. >> they're conspiracy theories about a fictional show it's not even like jfk or this -- >> no. >> it's they're conspiracy theories about a scripted -- >> a book that hasn't been written. >

"scorpion," drake. "h.e.r.," h.e.r. "beerbongs & bentleys," post malone.kacey musgraves. ( cheers and applause ) engineer. ♪ ♪. >> oh my god. oh my god. i don't even know what to say. it was unbelievable to be even in a category with such gigantic albums, really brilliant works of art. it's really crazy. but i'm very thankful and i know in that category they are all so good it is it-- i feal like because of that art, it is really thriving and it has been really beautiful to see that. thank you for-- i would have nothing without songs, it is all about the songsk mi very lucky to have a team that is very trust worthy, very incredible 57bd are honeste with me. i love my husband so much and this album wouldn't have be created without you. thank you universal, jason owen, vinny, my sister, she shot and designed auld my all petroleum covers. daniel trashian. i really don't know what to say, thank you so much. thanks for spedding this music. thank you. thank you. z (applause). >> keys: ladies and gentlemen, let's keep listening and loving, let's keep listening an

. >> reporter: her first miracle happened when she sent a message to her favorite singerment and drakeshowed up for her birthday. >> oh, my god! >> you asked me to come. i'm here. >> reporter: days later, the news her family had been waiting for. >> i'm getting a heart, mom. >> reporter: when did you hear from your buddy, drake, last? >> christmas. >> reporter: are you excited? >> yes. >> reporter: we caught up with her in new york at fao schwartz, a trip impossible before her new heart. >> i like this. i like this. >> reporter: sofia is back in school full-time. >> i could be like my friends now. i run around more. >> reporter: this fifth grader knows she wouldn't be here without an organ doenor. now free to be a kid again with gratitude straight from the heart. nbc news new york. >>> what a terrific update to her story. that's nbc "nightly news." i'm lester holt. thanks for watching and good night.new information newsroom moments ago >>> right now at 6:00, where are they? new information just into the newsroom moments ago about the search for a missing san francisco couple that went

think that is so dominated by drake think that there are things that are happening on our streets whichg the attention that they would do otherwise. it is absolutely the one that i would want to be looking at. i completely agree. this is a story that has com pletely agree. this is a story that has completely gone under the radar with all the other things going around brexit. one of the biggest things linked to this is the changes to the universe of credit that we have seen over the last couple of years, the relative that continues at pace. places where that has been rolled out he had seen spikes in homelessness and partly because of this really horrific sanctions regime. one story at a man who couldn't attend a top centre interview because his father had died and he was at the funeral. his benefits were sanctioned. benefits are welded in one, that is everything. because of that he became homeless and ended up on the streets. this is the failure of government policy, kind of arbitrary currency that is completely gone under the radar because we are all focused on the shambles that is brex

drake worked as a software developer for the cia in september two thousand and one he was hired as a senior analyst by the n.s.a. . my first ever job as nine eleven we were working on you know sixteen eighteen hour days i mean it was that those four months after nine eleven are a blur because as there was just. your net we recognized that this was a significant event in history. whatever you got in a fight whatever you got the labs we need it whatever tools you can use to prosecute those behind. nine eleven do it. i was selected as the designated senior executive and say the lead up that effort to find anything we had to fight and so i did and that's where i brought to the attention of others tools techniques programs things are in the lab things are pilots things that are being dissed testbed the mantra that went out from n.s.a. by general hayden he kept going around saying we just need to make americans feel safe again feel safe even at banners. and i discovered during those first couple three weeks after nine eleven all this information that we as you imagine was pouring in after

drake is the only artist to hold the title multiple times. the first time being in 2016. sheer an and pt malone. >>> dust off your flannels and flip flops. a reboot of "90210." new series to take this. summer including six of the original cast members. this time, they will play, quote, heightened versions ofth selves. along as that song gets on, it will be all good. >> it has been a while but mey came calling. might as well do it. >> i want to be a heightened version of myself.ha whatever is. >> right. dwyane wade was a heightened version of him self-yesterday. he hit a game-winning buzzer beater against the warriors. we'll show it to you again. three skeconds left. he gets blocked and banks it up anyway. all prayers answered. a new hair do and his final season. >> this whole segment. god's plan with heightened versions of everybody. >> still coming, the puppy on a roof. you are watching "early today." . my joints... they hurt. the pain and swelling. the tenderness. the psoriasis. tina: i had to find something that worked on all of this. i found cosentyx. now, watch me. r

working alongside merta beats, one of the biggest producers in hip-hop known for chart-toppers like drake>> it's very effortless. i come to the studio, she can pull up on me, i pull up some beats, she can just go crazy. ♪ can you tell me you had eyes on ♪ >> it's crazy because it's like my favorite artists are now like the people i work with, you know what i mean? so, you know, maybe like ten years ago, not even ten, two years ago i was at their concerts and now i'm in the studio with them. >> reporter: from a fan in the stands to having a seat at the table, nija is skyrocketed and has the accolades to prove it. >> so this one is my number one billboard plaque for the carters album. the meek mill went number one, 21 savage went number one. this one is cardi, invasion of privacy. this is my board of future goal goals and everything that i want to accomplish this year. >> what are the 2019 goals that we're looking at? >> to have at least three top tens. a number one song on pop radio. a number one song on hot 100. to get back into making beats again. >> reporter: but despite that confidence

taking over popular drake's beach, shutting it down to tourists. the seal takeover blamed on a january storm and our own political climate. when the government shut down, the pod moved in, with no rangers to patrol the beach. farther south, rogue seals have hit the highway, deputies doing their best to herd just one. at drake's, rangers forced to give this group their "seal" of approval. morgan chesky, nbc news. >> they are adorable, in their own way. >>> up next, 100 reasons to celebrate the great jackie robinson. no lunch on weekdays. the reason the owner of legendary south bay restaurant thinks this could be a trend. and we investigate a tragedy at a preschool - where a play structure fell and crushed a 3 year old at playtime. next. >>> he changed the game and the country forever. today americans paid tribute to jackie robinson on what would have been his 100th birthday. by the time he made it to the major leagues, jackie robinson was already 28. those broad shoulders carrying the hopes of black americans everywhere. there he is outside he be eb

film critic, grae drake, thank you so much.uys. >> thank you so much. much, much more to come from hollywood, soon. >>> we turn to the winter weather. extremely strong winds that follows heavy snow and rain in the midwest. >> in the south, they are cleaning up after deadly tornadoes this weekend, especially hard hit was columbus, mississippi. at least one person there is dead and a dozen injured. >> schools are closed in shelbiville, tennessee because of bad weather. paul williams has more on the widespread wind storm. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kenneth, stephanie. high winds the story around the great lakes, the ohio valley region and the entire northeast. look for the winds to cut across violently 50 miles per hour. toronto to new york, boston and d.c., 40-50-mile-per-hour gusts. speaking of power outages, recovery for the south continues. high pressure dominates giving it the chance to recover from the storms from the previous weekend. kenneth, stephanie? >> paul, thank you very much. >>> president trump is under p

producing for drake and travis scott. he's nominated for best rap song.oducer deals. >> so they won't try to pull no funny moves on me, try to screw me over. >> hope i don't let you guys down tonight. >> reporter: back at the bluebird, students from mtsu are getting some inspiration. >> it's a hard business to be in. but it's also an awesome business to be in. and i had people who inspired and encouraged ,me and i want to do that for the other students. >> that was kate snow reporting. a big congratulations to luke and kacey musgraves. they won the grammy for best country song with "space cowboy." what an endorsement for middle tennessee state university. their enrollment is probably going to go up after this. >> i imagine so. talk about grammy winner factory. >> yeah, it is. >> right there. >> like what ohio state is for football, duke is for basketball. who knew, middle tennessee state. >> stuck up all those grammys, going to get more i'm sure at the rate they're going. >> we hope your week is off to a great start. >> thanks foratching "e war >>> the ne

organizers of a group called care to created the online petition. 60 elephant seals at drakes beach in point raise national seashore took advantage of an empty beach during the 35 day government shutdown and they gave birth to 35 seal pups. the petition calls for the beach to close down for good to give the seals some space. this gathered more than 70,000 signatures. time check is 4:23 am . >> changing your attitude with gratitude, coming up the lighting project encouraging expression and its positive effect inside and out of the classroom. >>> and taking a live look outside, this time in san jose, clear conditions but rain is on the way. we will be right back. >> this is cbs healthwatch. we now know that exercise during pregnancy is not only safe but beneficial to mother and baby. exercise can reduce stress and wait gain and lower the risk of gestational diabetes during pregnancy. the goal is 20 to 30 minutes five times a week at moderate or low intensity. before starting any new workout routine talk to your doctor. >> sponsored by stanford's children's health, access to excellence. >

drake, the canadian rapper, he has seven. been a tribute to dolly parton. it's really just happen in been a tribute to dolly parton. it's reallyjust happen in the last few minutes, dolly parton, well in to her 70s now, she is still going strong, she is still performing. and a beautiful moment when she was duetting with some of the biggest female stars of today, katy perry, miley cyrus. she was performing julian. and it wasjust miley cyrus. she was performing julian. and it was just a miley cyrus. she was performing julian. and it wasjust a magical moment. the entire audience up en masse feet, plodding, taking part in the singing —— jolene. masse feet, plodding, taking part in the singing ——jolene. and masse feet, plodding, taking part in the singing —— jolene. and just a beautiful moment for one of the vetera n beautiful moment for one of the veteran stars of the business. no doubt you will continue to watch events in los angeles at the grammys. a rather controversial award season this year. thank you very much. stay with us

on another note, how about drake? i mean, was that -- that was the wildest moment.merry christmas, and he responded merry christmas. >> oh, that's sweet. >> but i think i read that you don't want to over text. >> i don't want to bother him. he's a celebrity. he has his concerts to go to, tour and everything. >> what's the thing that you do now that you can do better? because you have your new heart that you really love doing. >> sports. >> what kind of sports? >> i do basketball now, and i'm actually going back to gymnastics, and my mom wants to sign me up for dance, but i want to do travel cheer. >> you want to do travel cheer? >> you want to be a cheerleader too? she wants to do it all. >> yes, she does. she has tons of energy, and she wants to try it all. >> wow. you guys are such an inspiration. . thank you sofia. >> sofia you have a beautiful heart in every sense of the word. >> yes, she does. >> thank you, honey and natalie thank you. >> we do encourage everyone to learn more about organ donation. you can see what a difference it makes. we've got more informat

some people there superheroes others simply traitors whistleblowers like daniel ellsberg thomas drake william binney and edward snowden. hackers an hour. activists like the wiki leaks founder julian assange and the former british secret service agent an emotional they warn us about the complete surveillance of our society they oppose intelligence agencies governments and corporations and for this they are threatened hounded and imprisoned. why are they so committed what drives them. the intelligence services enough the only ones monitoring communications and processing massive data. also private corporations like google amazon facebook and apple collect millions of pieces of information about us to analyze and monetize. that's a click is a self for a smartphone sacked that i am a person mentioned dr cynthia watched of this i don't know and it's just there are nine v.h.f. it is slick not to sit there for stuff to thank us and let us all skip oh to be honest. we don't really know what exactly happens with their own digital trails our data is transferred invisibly to huge data centers. s

well for more i'm joined now by ollie should drake she is author of the beautiful fall a book about the why of or have between karl lagerfeld and another star designer eve saw the wrong back in the nineteen seventies elise it's good to have you on the show we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us tonight you met karl lagerfeld what was he like a little girl who was incredibly charming extraordinarily serious you managed and always interested in you know what you had to say at some. point to his own state when he was still in its early eighteenth century. interior experience any interest books strewn rejection books and he was actually working that day into the took he was pushed trucking the. nets and well i was most struck by was his interests in you know his interest in the other always always posting questions looking wanted to know what you had to saying yeah it's interesting you say that because we've heard from others throughout the day that he was always asking about other people but what we know about him was very limited in fact the fact that he died today comes as a s

taking over popular drake's beach, shutting it d tourists.over blamed on a january storm and our political climate. when the government shut down, the pod moved in, with no rangerto patrol the beach.ut farther soh, rogue seals have hig the highway, deputies do their best to herd just one. at drake's, rangers forced to give thigroup their "seal" of approval. morgan chesky, nbc news. >> they are adorable, in their own way. > up next, 100 reasons to celebrate the great jackie robinson. than anyone else in the world. on average, we'll live in eleven homes. and every time we move, things change. apartments become houses, cars become mini vans. as we upgrade and downsize, an allstate agent will do the same for our protection. now that you know the truth, are you in good hands? at to cover tt, essentialsyou have in retr plan as well as ao the things you wantdo. because whwh you're ready for comes next, rwthe only direction is fod. feeling unsure? what if you had some help? introducing the new 2019 ford edge with the confidence of ford co-pilot360™ t

>> reporter: what did you hear from your buddy drake last? >> christmas, actually.orter: youexcited? >> yes. >> reporter: we caught up with sophia in new york at fao schwarz, a trip impossible before her new heart. >> i like this, i lise >> reporter: sophia's back in school full time. >> i can play with now and run around more. >> reporter: this fifth grader knows she wou be here without an organ donor. >> it saves peoples' lives and one saved r:ne. >> reporow free to be a kid again with gratitude straight from the heart. >> so great to see her doing so well. >> i>>know. what a sweet girl. >> beautiful little girl. >> yes. >>> we'veot a beautiful day. what's the rest of it going to be like? today, it's going to be beautiful all throughout the day. sunny skies, temperatures topping out in the mid-to-upper 60s today. now clouds rolling overnight. we're dry for your morning commute on wednesday. by the afternoon and evening, will t start see rain showers move in. 49 degrees. just a few spotty showers thursday. maybe a few spotty showers early on friday. dry in the afte

how about drake? w that the wildest moment. have you kept in touch since that moment?ll of you. >> oh, that's sweet. >> i think i read you don't want to overtext. >> i don't want to bother him. he's a celebrity. he has his concerts to go to. >> what's the thing that you do now that you can do better because you have your new heart that youove ing? >> sports. >> what kind of sports? >> i'm b doingketball now. i'm going back to gymnastics and i want to do travel cheer. >> want to be a cheerleader, too? she wants to do it all. >> yes, she does. sshe has t of energy and she wants to try it all. >> wow. this you guys are such an inspiration. thank you, sofia. >> you have a beautiful heart in word. sense of the >> thank you. >> thank you, honey. >>> we do encourage everyone to arn more about organ donation. ence it see what a diff make >>> let's turn to mr. roker for a check of the weather. >> thanks so much. e're looking currently at relatively quiet weather. a storm system making its way from the east to thewest. looking at showers and snow through new england. below zero

as we showed you drake road looks more like part of the russian rivering at this point.n the last half hour we spoke with a resident who said locals do a great job of being prepared. >> i'd say yes, do you. definitely. >> reporter: just people like you thought people are more prepared? >> they're way prepared. a lot of the houses are raised up around here. they used to not be. they raised them up to get out of the water and boat around. i'm surprised there aren't boats from people in the high areas to get out. the cars are up here and up there. >> reporter: you'll see plenty of that as the morning goes along, as we take you back out here to the flooding situation, here in guerneville which is typical when it hits flood stages near the russian river, you want to be cautious when driving around the flooded roads but we're expected to stay in the flood stage in gueneville until 10:00 p.m. live in guerneville, pete suratos for "today in the bay." >> thanks so much, pete. >>> the russian river, where pete is, is of course one area of concern, but the napa river another issue

drake knew who this guy was. he was making waves in the music industry. people we re instagram today. a lot of people were saying this would be his year. lots of people had spoken to him recently and he had the and wanted to do well this year. now, it is loss potential. we'll never know how well he might have done. but there isa well he might have done. but there is a legacy of music, at least. people can look him up and hear what he had done and make a judgment for themselves on the talent that has been lost. you can find everything on youtube. the number of voices in the music scene in britain that have posted today shows that this guy was laughed and had potential. he did a campaignfor laughed and had potential. he did a campaign for the laughed and had potential. he did a campaignforthe nhs laughed and had potential. he did a campaign for the nhs give blood campaign, and they have been tweeting about him today, so a lot of love for cadet. steve, thanks for coming in to talk to us about blaine cameronjohnson, coming in to talk to us about blaine camero

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and enclose the johnson beach area and also highway 116 at drake road. those who could, they drove through to help get people out. >> i will not be able to make it in two hours. >> are you doing what you can?>> exactly. we are having a good time. >> people who have never been through one, they wait and they say they need help. they can't get the cards out in time and that kind of stuff. truck many had to be evacuated starting around 4 pm. fire fighters major those people got out safely. people are advised not to drive or walk through floodwaters. there is 6 inches that can sweep a car away. we did get a chance to drive down main street to look at these conditions. main street is okay. we do see low-lying areas experiencing lighting at this intersection along drake road at the gravid stain highway with flooding. there is arcade and medicaid that is experiencing quite a bit. you can see the water just underneath the windows. the river does continue to rise. stay away from this area as the evacuation is in place. >>> thank you. sal is telling us, all lanes

everything he did button who took the collecting house's interior design it was all full of energy alicia drake the author of the book a beautiful fall on the there were place of all karl lagerfeld. our let's bring you up to speed now with some of the other stories making news around the world. pakistan's prime minister in manhattan has warranty is country will retaliate if india takes military action following last week's deadly attack in the disputed kashmir region while a pakistan based militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack but a top indian military commander in kashmir is accusing pakistan's intelligence agency of involvement lawmakers in ukraine have passed a constitutional amendment that commits the country to joining the european union and nato president petro poroshenko says ukraine will make a formal bit to join the e.u. by twenty twenty three although he admitted that date is rather ambitious the move was welcomed by european council president donald tusk it's likely to provoke anger with moscow a chinese woman nicknamed the ivory queen has been jailed for fifteen y

took over a popular beach near san francisco california and the roughly sixty adult seals seized drake's beach during the u.s. government shutdown last month and proceeded to give birth to about thirty five pups. now ugandan officials have seized the largest contraband shipment of ivory and pangolins scales they've ever taken in a single operation all told the haul is estimated to have a market value of around eight million dollars gagnon authorities have been stepping up efforts to crack down on illegal trading in elephant tusks rhino horns and penguin scales especially to asia there they sell for thousands of dollars a kilo for use in ornaments and medicines. the ugandan customs come check every container but they were suspicious about this one because it came into the country via a convoluted route from the democratic republic of congo through south sudan to the ugandan border inside to tropical timber but the tree trunk said be hollowed out and filled with ivory well the book to intercept city are by trying to contain us which us declared shoppin containing oak tree to vietnamese nat

. >> lamar and drake are two of a score of artists who declined to perform at the show. been complaints that the recording academy needs to diversify its membership. the show also had problems with gender equality. >> this year, grammy award winner alicia keys is hosting the ceremony. one change on a long list of efforts that the academy is making. joining us is ebony steele. how are you? >> i am great. you all look fantastic. are you going to the grammys? is that happening today? >> first of all, your choices for big winners tonight? >> well, we can't ignore the fact that kendrick lamar and drake having the most nominations and album of the year is a tough one, too. if you think about that, who is really going to walk away with it? you're talking about all of the women, let's just face it. this year is a big year for women. >> look at the names. >> a big year for hip-hop so this could be a lot of what we think could happen could actually be split. you can't think -- forget the "black panther" album. >> i was going to say. >> right. i think that is the one that comes off

seals that took over a popular beach near san francisco california the roughly sixty adult seals sees drakes beach during the u.s. government shutdown last month and proceeded to give birth to about thirty five pups. all right some sports news now and bundesliga soccer hanover's new coach started with high hopes but his first match and in disappointment thomas dahl and his team suffered a three no loss at home to our beloved sick life the captain for the orbán scored twice for the bowls after their fourth loss in a row hanover stay at the very end of the table. well this weekend's bundesliga actions whose title candidates byron and dortmund face tricky away games table toppers dortmund a trip to high flying frankfurt awaits wildfire and make the journey to a later close inside rejuvenated by a new net in charge the results could be crucial and this season's tight title race . they've accused the need to make up for a poor first half of the season that's why they brought in pace of bush's coach during the winter break he faces a tough early challenge in the form of byan. this isn't a very goo

some drivers even made unsafe uturns to get off bridge.backups in marin county, went down sir frances drake... with people unsure when they would be driving again.when caltrans open 1 lane in each direction aroud 3pm, said it was they believed it was safe for drivers.road block were removed and cars went on.that did not last long. what's happening now:more concrete started to come down in the same spot as the problem this morning.chp tells me it the size of concrete was chunks larger than a baseball. and the reason is because of caltrans doing work on upper deck to fix earlier problem. westbound to remain for the "foreseeable future."one lane east bound now open stopped the worklive in san rafarl justine waldman kron 4 news (grant) (grant) i'm here with mabrisa rodriguez... mabrisa how is this affecting the evening commute? (grant) (grant) kron 4 first told you about the bridge closure through a push alert... and we sent several more throughout the day as we received updates from the scene. download the kron 4 mobile app to always the latest breaking news alerts. (vicki) a big story we're t

(ken) (ken) other winners at the 61st grammy awards included cardi b, drake, kendrick lamar and willie. let's take a look outside right now... chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joins us now with the four zone forecast. lawrence karnow: there were a few left over scattered showers today with partly cloudy skies. more clouds are moving in but the rain will hold off until late tomorrow. on the satellite you can see the storm leaving the hawaiian islands. that moisture is taking aim at the bay area. tomorrow will see plenty of clouds bu stay mostly dry. rain will develop late tomorrow night and become very heavy on wednesday morning. flooding is possible as well as damage from very powerful winds. more rain is likely on thursday before turning to showers on thursday and friday. dry weather is now forecast next weekend. that wraps up kron4 news at that wraps up next weekend. now forecast weather is now forecast next weekend. that wraps up kron4 news at 6. kron4 news at that wraps up that wraps up kron4 news at 6. >>> girl power. >> the grammy moment everybody is talking about. >> nuttiest

poster of drake can noodling with a moose. and i thought what could canadian?e are my people. >> seth: yeah. >> if i wanted an emblem for ses great. >> seth: the maple leaf is great. but i think this would make as good, if not a better flag for our neighbors to the north. [ applause ] >> that was the greatest find of my time in toronto. >> seth: that's fantastic. they genuinely seem so happy to be with one another. >> so happy, so in love. at peace, they found some serenity. they feel like they're creatively expressing themselves. they're in love. they're in nature. they've got it figured out. >> seth: i don't want to speak for that moose, but i'm guessing he would say -- >> funny. >> seth: drake. >> agg. >> seth: i love you, but i'm going to pee inside. is it horror movies are scary to watch, but they're not scary to make. >> no! i had so much fun making this movie. i had so much fun making this movie. i want to make 60 more. not really, i mean, maybe, later. >> seth: but that scene, no, you committed to . genuinely, the c my son in this film taught me acting

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there is the sir francis drake boulevard exits where we're getting off the freeway right now. so what had been a mess became a little less of a mess and then as we tried to time the mess, it closed and now it seems to be an even bigger mess because we're in the mid of rudle of rush hou. as we said, it is a fluid situation. right now it is a solid immobile not moving frozen fluid situation. live in san rafael, wayne freedman, abc 7. >> back to being a big mess. >>> at least wayne is moving. but the lane closures as you have created a video of the ba highway 37 and you can see cars were and are going to be backed up for many miles. >> the closure clogged clogged g on 10 at t1 at the 580 junction. these have been the most popular stories on abc7news.com all afternoon. >>> and another live look from caltrans and you can see the cars that are backed up on the lower deck. let's check in with francis for a look at the traffic which that has to be a nightmare. >> yeah, this will have a domino effect on the entire bay area commute this evening. here is live okay of the richmond san raf

drake's beach is opening back up this weekend after it was invaded by elephant seals. >> they are no longer in the parking lot. that is how they ended up. >> visitors can get a close-up view of the he wielephants. don't get >>> tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. more than a dozen people dead tonight in this brutal cold. cars exploding into flames at newark airport. and this massive blaze. the ten-alarm fire in wind chills well below zero. a college student found outside, frozen on campus. >>> also tonight, the police officer in court facing a manslaughter charge, after shooting a fellow officer in the chest. she did not survive. police said it was a game of russian roulette. the other officer's family, they want answers. >>> there is breaking news at this hour in the case of the 14-year-old who vanished from her bedroom in the middle of the night. the urgent hunt, and what we've just learned. >>> president trump summons his intelligence chiefs to the oval office after their testimony in front of the american people, contradicting the president on syria, russia

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. >> number 7, drakes beach is opening back up this weekend after it w-- the seals will no longer in the parking lots. >>> millions of people will be watching the super bowl on soun sunday, of course books of course. >> ofco, show you to work on monday. companies expect to lose about half a billion dollars in work producti d after the game. 5% of people surveyed say they plan to take monday off. 3% expect to show up late. alcohol appears to be a factor. 12% expect to be hung over or, quote, extra tired after the game or a little sick. >> y'all are waiting in line early in the morning for a beer. then not showing up to work after super bowl sunday. >> hungover. all about the beer. >> some of us need to get it together. we're coming back with another full 90 minutes of news including the business booming with the cold winter weather across the country. >>> too much toothpaste. how it can harm kids later. the exact amount they should be using. >>> a live look outside at 5:26. >>> hey there. >> i was fixing my hair. don't mind me. busted. >> a fun time. comes up at any time. >> fixing my

in fairfax, traffic worked through a flooded intersection on sir francis drake boulevard that left this pickup truck stuck in the rising mud-tinged water. once the sun set, north bay roads were black. with only tail and headlights visible to drivers battling through the rain. a tough night to deliver pizza said justin. >> people falling off the road, spinning out. police are closing off a lot of the area. >> reporter: in sonoma county, there was flooding near stoney point road. and in santa rosa, six inches of rain met records. >> especially with us being in the drought for so long, we needed it. but honestly, it's crazy. >> reporter: don't get stuck in one of those flooded out roadways. the message remains the same. turn around or go around. as for justin, that pizza delivery man, he says that people have been very understanding when he hasn't shown up on time. he has been delivering for 12 straight hours. a popular night for delivery dinner. kate larson, "abc7 news." >> kate, thank you. here's a good reason not to ignore flooded warnings. crews had to rescue a driver who went around b